Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Ira vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
Ludlow has the most people working from home (21.3%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Mount Holly | Ira | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
381Lowest |
1,990Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +10.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
52.2±6.2Lowest 21% above VT |
| Ira and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ludlow and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Ludlow and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19kHighest 4% below VT |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
$370,200±$46kHighest 17% above VT |
| Ludlow and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,112±$151 10% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
$4,890Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Ludlow and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.